Adam Chowaniec
Executive In Residence @ VenGrowth Asset Management
Ottawa, Canada
Adam Chowaniec is a Series B investor at VenGrowth Asset Management in Ottawa focused on Mobile and Wireless. Dr. Chowaniec has been recognized for his leadership, business excellence and innovation. In 1998, the Ottawa-Carleton Research Institute honoured him with its prestigious Chairman's Award. Also in 1999, he received the Gold Business Person of the Year Award from the Greater Chamber of Commerce.He is involved in a number of local businessand community initiatives and his commitment and participation has positioned him as a key spokesperson for the high tech community in the Ottawa area. Dr. Chowaniec is frequently quoted in local and national press and is often a guest on national business TV programs. He was the chair of the Ottawa Economic Development Corporation and member of the Ottawa Partnership from 1999 to 2001. He has also served on the board of the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program and is the vice-chair of the Ottawa Health Research Institute. He is the vice-chair of the Museum of Nature’s national fund raising campaign.He is also chairman of the board of directors of BelAir corporation, and executive in residence at Vengrowth Capital Partners Inc. He is the past chair of the Information Technology Association of Canada board of directors. He chaired the Ontario Research and Innovation Council from 2006 to 2009. In 2005, he was appointed to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada by the Privy Council of Canada. Subsequently he was also appointed to the board of the Export Development Corporation of Canada by the Privy Council.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Adam Chowaniec invests in
Stages Adam Chowaniec invests in
Countries Adam Chowaniec invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Mobile 1 (17%)
- Wireless 1 (17%)
- Service Industry 1 (17%)
Stage
- Series B 2 (33%)
- Seed 1 (17%)
- Series A 1 (17%)
- Series D 1 (17%)
- Series E 1 (17%)
Investments
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BelAir Networks
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BelAir Networks wireless networking equipment is deployed by the world's leading service providers including AT&T, Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The company's portfolio of indoor access points and outdoor picocell base stations, control and management systems enable service providers to deploy high performance, scalable and flexiblewireless networks. BelAir Networks solutions provide a compelling return on investment enabling service providers to capitalize on the explosive growth of mobile data devices, applications and usage. Innovative cable, telecom and mobile service providers use BelAir Networks to drive revenue and improve competitiveness. Founded in 2002, BelAir Networks is a privately held company with Tier 1 carrier customers and backed by investment from Comcast Interactive Capital, T-Mobile Venture Fund and leading venture capital firms including Trilogy Equity Partners. For more information, visit www.belairnetworks.com. | $17.5M / Series E / Dec 30, 2007 | |
Liquid Computing
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Liquid Computing Corp. develops converged communications and computing platforms. It designs and develops LiquidIQ, a computing infrastructure that offers IT infrastructure and data centers management, and software-based control of servers, as well as storage and networking resources. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Ottawa,Canada with an additional office in Stamford, Connecticut. | $27.7M / Series B / Nov 15, 2006 | |
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BelAir Networks
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BelAir Networks wireless networking equipment is deployed by the world's leading service providers including AT&T, Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The company's portfolio of indoor access points and outdoor picocell base stations, control and management systems enable service providers to deploy high performance, scalable and flexiblewireless networks. BelAir Networks solutions provide a compelling return on investment enabling service providers to capitalize on the explosive growth of mobile data devices, applications and usage. Innovative cable, telecom and mobile service providers use BelAir Networks to drive revenue and improve competitiveness. Founded in 2002, BelAir Networks is a privately held company with Tier 1 carrier customers and backed by investment from Comcast Interactive Capital, T-Mobile Venture Fund and leading venture capital firms including Trilogy Equity Partners. For more information, visit www.belairnetworks.com. | $21.4M / Series D / Oct 02, 2006 | |
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BelAir Networks
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BelAir Networks wireless networking equipment is deployed by the world's leading service providers including AT&T, Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The company's portfolio of indoor access points and outdoor picocell base stations, control and management systems enable service providers to deploy high performance, scalable and flexiblewireless networks. BelAir Networks solutions provide a compelling return on investment enabling service providers to capitalize on the explosive growth of mobile data devices, applications and usage. Innovative cable, telecom and mobile service providers use BelAir Networks to drive revenue and improve competitiveness. Founded in 2002, BelAir Networks is a privately held company with Tier 1 carrier customers and backed by investment from Comcast Interactive Capital, T-Mobile Venture Fund and leading venture capital firms including Trilogy Equity Partners. For more information, visit www.belairnetworks.com. | $15M / Series B / Dec 02, 2003 | |
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LNL Technologies
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$7.1M / Seed / Jan 10, 2003 | ||
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BelAir Networks
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BelAir Networks wireless networking equipment is deployed by the world's leading service providers including AT&T, Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The company's portfolio of indoor access points and outdoor picocell base stations, control and management systems enable service providers to deploy high performance, scalable and flexiblewireless networks. BelAir Networks solutions provide a compelling return on investment enabling service providers to capitalize on the explosive growth of mobile data devices, applications and usage. Innovative cable, telecom and mobile service providers use BelAir Networks to drive revenue and improve competitiveness. Founded in 2002, BelAir Networks is a privately held company with Tier 1 carrier customers and backed by investment from Comcast Interactive Capital, T-Mobile Venture Fund and leading venture capital firms including Trilogy Equity Partners. For more information, visit www.belairnetworks.com. | $7M / Series A / Dec 01, 2002 |
Co-Investors
About VenGrowth Asset Management
VenGrowth Asset Management is a private equity venture capital firm that specializes in venture capital and mezzanine investments. In venture capital, the firm primarily invests in small and medium sized business and considers investments throughout all stages of a company’s development.It is founded in 1982 and is based in Toronto, Canada withadditional offices in Montreal, Canada; Ottawa, Canada; and Toronto, Canada.The company is acquired by Covington Capital Corporation.
VenGrowth Asset Management Contacts
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Adam Chowaniec
Executive In Residence
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Brian H. Barber
Team Member
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David Ferguson
Founder
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David W. Ferguson
Managing General Partner
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John Crow
Team Member
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What does Adam Chowaniec invest in?
Adam Chowaniec invests primarily in Mobile, Wireless and Service Industry startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Adam Chowaniec last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Adam Chowaniec closed in Dec 2007. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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